A View Of Frank Ocean’s Channel ORANGE

Sep 13, 2012 |

Until a few months ago, when Frank Ocean alluded to being, at least, bisexual with an open letter on his blog, I, for some reason, had not really registered him. I had heard the name every now and then and knew he was involved in music, but he wasn’t really on my radar. I had heard that he was on Jay-Z and Kanye West’s Watch The Throne album but, to be honest, I’ve never really submerged myself in that album. I like some songs but its impact on my musical listening was nowhere near regular enough for me to register Frank Ocean or a lot of the album. I heard that he had written songs for...

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Vote For Playlist To Win Intel Asus Ultrabook

Aug 15, 2012 | ,

Selecting the Top 10 Playlists submitted for the competition to win the Intel Asus Ultrabook was extremely difficult. Still loving a lot of them, across genres. Thank you to everyone who entered. But.... a choice had to be made. Below are the Top 10. Please vote in the poll at the bottom of the post for the playlist you feel should win the Ultrabook. Verushka Ramasami Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up One Republic - Secrets John Legend - Ordinary People David Gray - This Years Love Avril Lavigne - Complicated Kelly Clarkson – Stronger The Wanted - Glad You Came Whitney Houston - One...

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Video for Proverb’s Writers’ Club

Jul 9, 2012 |

He may have started in the entertainment industry as a rapper but, over the years, he has built on each of his accomplishments and reached for new spaces. Once simply an emcee, now Proverb flits effortlessly between platforms – including television, radio and live events – whether it is hosting Idols, All Access and Channel O or presenting on radio and performing on stages. He is simply one of the hardest working individuals in the entertainment industry and a humble, warm and good person to boot. Which is why, when I got a call from his team to do a cameo in the video for his song Writers’...

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Aloe Blacc – Billie Jean Cover

May 14, 2012 |

Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III, known as Aloe Blacc, exists on the fringes of the mainstream music industry. If it wasn't for the friend of a friend passing on a copy of his 2010 album Good Things, he would probably wouldn't have registered on my radar. The song he is most known for is I Need A Dollar, which is also the opening title track for the US television series, How To Make It In America. Catchy and relevant, I Need A Dollar is one of those songs that just lingers with a hook that takes some doing to get out of your head once it lodges itself in there. It seems he started out as a...

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Win An Anthony Hamilton Hamper

Apr 17, 2012 | ,

I have a hamper of four Anthony Hamilton CDs to giveaway as a follow-up to my interview with and blog post on his latest album Back To Love. The hamper, courtesy of Sony Music Africa, consists of the following four CDs: Comin' From Where I'm From           Ain't Nobody Worrrin'            The Point Of It All             Back To Love           To win the hamper, answer the following question as a comment: Name two producers that Anthony Hamilton worked with on Back To Love. Please note: This...

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